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A federal indictment is expected to be unsealed later Tuesday against Sean “Diddy” Combs, a hip-hop kingmaker and three-time Grammy winner who was arrested in New York City on Monday, according to his attorney. It was not immediately clear what charges Combs would face, but Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo said that the charges were coming

State Department officials on Monday confirmed that a Christian pastor from Garden Grove has been released from a prison in China and is back in the United States for the first time in nearly two decades. “We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told

A playful pit bull that was found wandering around the Line Fire command post in Beaumont is now up for adoption.  Cal Fire first reported that the pit bull with clipped ears was found around the Line Fire Incident Command Post in Beaumont on Thursday. According to Cal Fire, the pit bull is friendly. He

A magnitude-3.6 earthquake rattled the Malibu area early Monday, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake was reported at 4:22 a.m. on Monday and had a depth of about 6.5 miles. Over 1,000 people reported having felt the shaking on the USGS Felt Report. The quake was felt in areas like Los Angeles, Oxnard, Santa

Tito Jackson, a musician known for being one of the founding members of the Jackson 5, has died at age 70. A family member of Jackson confirmed the passing of the icon to NBCLA. Jackson and his brothers, including the late pop king Michael Jackson, rose to fame in the late 1960s and 70s with

Firefighters gained more control over the Line Fire that’s been raging through the San Bernardino National Forest, containing the wildfire by 36% as of Sunday. The blaze swelled to more than 38,000 acres as of Sunday. Cooler temperatures helped strengthen crews’ efforts against the flames since they created favorable conditions in the firefight. At least

Containment on the Line Fire grows as firefighters use cooler temperatures to strengthen control lines in San Bernardino County. The Line Fire has burned 38,417 acres and containment is at 29% as of Saturday night. Clear skies and seasonable temperatures in the area have provided favorable conditions in the fight against the blaze, according to

A suspected drunk driver was arrested after a crash that left multiple people injured in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. The driver crashed his Tesla into an SUV that crashed into two food trucks, pinning at least one customer. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called around 12:30 a.m. to the intersection of Olympic Boulevard

Residents of Wrightwood were urged not to drink their water in an advisory issued Saturday by the Golden State Water Company. The company said its water system in Wrightwood was impacted by the ongoing Bridge Fire and warned residents that drinking their water at this time could result in illness. It said its water system

The search is on for a 10-year-old female kitty who frighteningly ran away after the carrier she was in busted open at LAX Wednesday. The cat’s owners were on their way to catch their flight back to Korea with their 3 cats and dog when one of their carriers fell over. Their cat “Gocha” was

Police in Orange County are investigating a long-time band teacher they say had a child with one of his former students in the 1980s and possibly had another intimate relationship with another student. On Lexington High School’s website and Facebook page, 61-year-old Steve Graves is celebrated as a popular band teacher, winning OC band teacher

Officers chased a SUV driver on streets and freeways Friday afternoon in several Southern California counties. The chase of the Ford SUV started in the San Bernardino County community of Hesperia after a report of a possible hit-and-run crash. Details about the hit-and-run crash were not immediately available. The driver continued west into Orange and

Police said an emerald-encrusted Patek Philippe watch worth at least $1 million, stolen at gunpoint from a tourist in Beverly Hills, was found after the arrests of three men in Miami, Florida accused of being involved in organized thefts of luxury goods across the U.S. The discovery of the Beverly Hills watch followed an investigation

Former President Donald Trump was expected to attend a fundraiser Thursday night in the Los Angeles area ahead of a news conference Friday in the coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes. Trump, fresh off Tuesday’s debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, will attend an evening reception in the LA area, according to

A tech billionaire performed first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company’s brand new spacesuits on his chartered flight. The daring spacewalk also saw SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis going out once Isaacman was

A woman accused of breaking into an Indio storage unit and stealing items including the ashes of the victim’s deceased son pleaded guilty to a felony count of burglary on Wednesday. Judge Melissa Hale immediately sentenced Taylor Spencer, 32, to 24 months of formal probation and 270 days of custody Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio,

The Airport Fire, which was reported in Trabuco Canyon Monday afternoon, expanded to burn more than 22,000 acres in Orange and Riverside Counties, but dropping temperatures may slow down the blaze, officials said Wednesday. The Airport Fire, who was 0% contained as of Wednesday afternoon, threatened more than 10,000 structures in both counties, injuring seven

The father of the 3-year-old girl who died of heat stroke after she was locked in a hot car in Anaheim shares that he repeatedly voiced concerns the toddler’s mother was suffering from depression and post-partum depression well before the tragedy. Juan Marcos Ruiz, the grieving father of 3-year-old Ily Elizabeth Ruiz, described the young

After the recent heat wave elevated fire danger across Southern California, more than 100,000 acres were scorched in eight separate fires as of Tuesday. Here are the active wildfires by county. Los Angeles County The Bridge Fire in the Angeles National Forest near Glendora burned 4,178 acres at 0% containment as of Tuesday. Since the

A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA’s Apollo moonshots. Unlike his previous chartered flight, tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman shared the cost with SpaceX this time around, which included developing and testing brand new spacesuits to see how they’ll hold up